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they said they wanted to leave littleton, colorado. and in the end ultimately all stayed together and found so much comfort and support in being a group. is there something to that in knowing that there are other people around you who know exactly what you are going through? >> definitely. everybody's first reaction is to return home to another home. >> some other home. >> absolutely. even after 9/11 i did a lot of stress debriefing. people wanted to go back to their native countries where here initially people may want to leave but i think it will be very helpful to band together. >> i have to ask you for those who survived and for those people in town who know when they go to the bank and cafe and walk through town they are going to every day encounter someone who lost someone. how are they supposed to react? what are they supposed to do when they see these victims and family members in the years to come? >> all they need to do is to say i am here and i am thinking of you. nothing else. >> but to bring it up. >> bring it up just to s
they said they wanted to leave littleton, colorado. and in the end ultimately all stayed together and found so much comfort and support in being a group. is there something to that in knowing that there are other people around you who know exactly what you are going through? >> definitely. everybody's first reaction is to return home to another home. >> some other home. >> absolutely. even after 9/11 i did a lot of stress debriefing. people wanted to go back to their native...
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she got a kind letter from someone from littleton colorado, from the clergy there, they obviously have been through a lot. only when you have been through it, can you offer the advice to get through it this time. >> hopefully her faith is getting her through as well. remarkable. >>> we'll be right back. there's a health company that can help you stay that way. what's healthier than that?
she got a kind letter from someone from littleton colorado, from the clergy there, they obviously have been through a lot. only when you have been through it, can you offer the advice to get through it this time. >> hopefully her faith is getting her through as well. remarkable. >>> we'll be right back. there's a health company that can help you stay that way. what's healthier than that?
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joining me now is pastor rocky veach who was living near littleton, colorado, when the columbine attack occurred. what do you say for families who come to you and people in this community who weren't even having a loved one at that school but who just -- everybody feels affected. what do you say? >> yeah, as a christian, what can you say to start with? but as a christian, you tell them, there's hope in the lord. god knows where you're at. god cares for you and loves you. rather than saying a lot about jesus, trying to be like jesus. >> it seems, too, a lot of times just being there is important and listening is as important as what you say. >> yeah, very much so. that's what anybody needs in this kind of setting. and having been in this setting a time before, and actually i'm glad to be around to be able to help people here. >> you feel like you're in the right place at the right time. >> yeah, right place at the right time. and the church that i pastor, i think they feel that way, too. we've been conducting prayer meetings in the area, praying for people. and getting in touch with god
joining me now is pastor rocky veach who was living near littleton, colorado, when the columbine attack occurred. what do you say for families who come to you and people in this community who weren't even having a loved one at that school but who just -- everybody feels affected. what do you say? >> yeah, as a christian, what can you say to start with? but as a christian, you tell them, there's hope in the lord. god knows where you're at. god cares for you and loves you. rather than...
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that is a total switch in tactics and law enforcers say when it comes to what they learned in 1999, in littleton, colorado, the columbine high school shooting, officers there were heavily criticized for not entering the building as they waited for s.w.a.t. teams to arrive. we have learned from the past, what about the future? what will schools do in the wake of what happened here in newtown on friday morning? ken trump is from the national school safety and security services which helps school districts across the country, security and emergency preparedness. so, ken, welcome to you. i know you are here in newtown, yourself. just off the top here, what were your impressions of what you saw and experienced? >> mine started as a father. i was on my kid's playground, supervising, volunteering at recess time, and 25 years of school safety experience went out the door as a punch in the gut when you hear it occurred at an elementary school. and when i was in newtown, i found it really hard to ask anybody what do you ask people? we know how they feel. i think that it's such a long-term recovery process
that is a total switch in tactics and law enforcers say when it comes to what they learned in 1999, in littleton, colorado, the columbine high school shooting, officers there were heavily criticized for not entering the building as they waited for s.w.a.t. teams to arrive. we have learned from the past, what about the future? what will schools do in the wake of what happened here in newtown on friday morning? ken trump is from the national school safety and security services which helps school...
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columbine high school, littleton, colorado, back in 1999, dylan klebold and eric harris killed 12 fellow students and one teach brother before committing suicide in the school library. in this case, john king reporting close to 30, we believe, are now dead. and 18 to 20 of them children, if those numbers hold up. this looks like it could be the worst mass killing in american history, something no one anticipated would be happening at any point, but listen to the white house press secretary jay carney speak about this, just a little while ago. >> the president was notified by his homeland security adviser, john brennan, of the shooting in newtown, connecticut, at a school. the president is receiving regular updates as more information becomes available about this incident. and as the day proceeds, if we get more information and as we get more information, we'll certainly provide it to you. i do not have anything to confirm for you at this point. the fbi is supporting state law enforcement, which has the lead as well as local law enforcement as they respond to and begin to investigate this
columbine high school, littleton, colorado, back in 1999, dylan klebold and eric harris killed 12 fellow students and one teach brother before committing suicide in the school library. in this case, john king reporting close to 30, we believe, are now dead. and 18 to 20 of them children, if those numbers hold up. this looks like it could be the worst mass killing in american history, something no one anticipated would be happening at any point, but listen to the white house press secretary jay...